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An exhibition of back-stairs furniture from country houses.

Leeds: Stable Court Exhibition Galleries, 1977. Catalogue of an exhibition held in Leeds between 10 August and 30 September 1977 (softcover). 8vo (23cm by 16cm), [xvi], 49pp. Illustrated throughout in b&w. Original card wrappers. There is a bookplate to the inside of the front cover, else this book is in very good condition.

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Book number: 59115

Catalogue: 2

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The Extensive Library of Books on Silver and the Goldsmiths' Art and General Subjects, Monday October 9, 1961.

London: Christie, Manson & Woods, 1961. Catalogue of an auction held at Christie's in London on Monday October 9, 1961 (softcover). 8vo (24cm by 15cm), 40pp. Original printed mauve card wrappers. Light creasing of the rear cover, else this copy is in very good condition.

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Book number: 35332

Catalogue: 3

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Extracts from the Records of the Burgh of Peebles, 1652 - 1714, with appendix, 1367 - 1665.

Glasgow: printed for the Scottish Burgh Records Society, 1910. First edition (hardback). 8vo (26cm by 20cm), xxii, 235pp. Folding frontispiece. Original brown cloth, gilt titling to the spine, gilt motif to the front board. A bright, unread copy with many of the pages unopened.

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Book number: 32544

Catalogue: 2

[Nivelle, Marie]:

Factum pour Dame Marie Magdelaine d'Aubray, Marquise de Brinvilliers, accusee, contre Dame Marie Therese Mangot, veufve du Sieur d'Aubrey, Lieutenant Civil, Accusatrice, et Monsieur le Procureur General.

[1676]. No publication details. Paginates as a folio (but actually 8vo size), 40pp. Later white parchement spine, marbled paper-covered boards. Binding rubbed, contents age-toned; overall a good copy. pp 33-40 are close-cropped with some loss of text at the bottom of the page. This copy lacks the title page, so the actual edition is unclear. The British Library Public Catalogue lists two 4to editions of this work, both dated 1676, printed in Paris and Rouen.

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Book number: 5770

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Fair Women of the XVIIIth Century; The Connoisseur Portfolio.

London: Otto Ltd, 1902. First edition (hardback). Folio (41cm by 29cm), 10pp. 8 colour plates, 7 of which are mounted on grey art card and protected by tissues, plus one on the front cover (now bound in at the back of this copy). Rebound in half burgundy morocco, purple cloth boards, gilt titling to the spine, with the original printed card wrappers bound in at the back. This copy was formerly in a reference library, with a blindstamp to the upper corner of the text pages and the mounts for the plates, the binding is a little rubbed, and there is some thumbing of the text pages. Nonetheless, the book is tightly bound and the plates are in very good condition, and this is a good plus copy overall.

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Book number: 33597

Catalogue: 3

[Sarah Ann Myers]:

Faithful Nicolette; or, the French Nurse - a story of the reign of terror.

London: T Nelson and sons, 1883. No edition stated (hardback). 12mo, 64pp. Colour frontispiece. Original decorated red cloth, colour plate inlaid on the front board. Binding rubbed and stained, endpapers browned else contents very good.

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Book number: 16541

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Far East Crisis: Dream and Reality.

London: The Times Publishing Company, 1941. First edition in book form (softcover). 8vo (24cm by 15cm), viii, 125pp. Text maps. Original printed brown card wrappers. Covers rubbed, come chafing of the backstrip, light spotting of the preliminary pages. Overall, this copy is in good plus condition.

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Book number: 36796

Catalogue: 3

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Farb Werke: Historische Etiketten, Historical Labels, Etiquettes historiques, Etiquetas historicas.

Hoechst Aktiengesellschaft, 1985 No edition stated, but presumed first edition (hardback). 4to (30cm by 22cm), 232pp. Illustrated throughout in colour. Original grey cloth, dustwrapper. The book is in very good condition; the dustwrapper is in good condition (some chipping of the edges). Text in German, English, French and Spanish.

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Book number: 68717

Catalogue: 3

[Aesop]:

The Favourite Book of Fables.

London: Thomas Nelson and sons, 1891. First edition thus (hardback). 12mo (19cm by 13cm), 128pp. Frontispiece, text illustrations. Original colour-printed boards. Binding rubbed, corners of boards worn, rear board scuffed, some foxing of the contents, ownership inscription. Overall, this book is in good minus condition.

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Book number: 58117

Catalogue: 4

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The Feathers Annual (Bumper Book) for Boys and Girls.

No publication details, c. 1945. Softcover. 8vo 25cm by 19cm), c. 80pp. Illustrated throughout in colour and black & white. Original colour-printed card wrappers. Contents rather thumbed, dog-earing to the lower corner of the text pages, some juvenile colouring. Overall, this copy is in fair condition.

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Book number: 35611

Catalogue: 4

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Felsted in Herefordshire, May 1940 - March 1945.

Felsted School, 1945. First edition (hardback). 8vo (22cm by 14cm), iv, 37pp. Frontispiece, plates. Original blue morocco. The binding is a little rubbed and scuffed; overall, this book is in good condition. A history of Felsted School.

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Book number: 69893

Catalogue: 3

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FIAC 3-9 Octobre 95, Espace Eiffel Branly, Quai Branly, Paris.

Paris: 1995. Catalogue of an exhibition held in Paris in 1995 (softcover). 4to, lvi, 268pp. Illustrated throughout in colour. Original laminated wrappers. Some bumping to the foot of the spine, else this copy is in very good condition. A 10pp plan guide to the exhibition is loosely inserted

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Book number: 21239

Catalogue: 3

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Fidgettyland and other stories.

London: The Kidly Books (Ay-Jay-Bee Series), no date [c. 1920]. No edition stated. 16mo (14cm by 10cm), 61pp. Text illustrations. Original illustrated boards, with a blue cloth backstrip (probably added later). Light rubbing of the boards; overall, this book is in good to very good condition. The Kidly Books, number 6.

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Book number: 69897

Catalogue: 3

9176 I. Y.:

The Fifes in South Africa; being a history of the Fife and Forfar Yeomanry in the South African War, 1900-1901.

Cupar-Fife: A Westwood and son, 1903. First edition (hardback). 8vo, xii, 197pp. Frontispiece, 11 plates, folding map. Original decorated brown cloth, gilt titling to the front board and the spine, top edge gilt. Some rubbing of the binding, light foxing of the preliminary pages. Overall, this copy is in good plus condition.

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Book number: 24627

Catalogue: 3

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The Fiftieth Annual Report of the Deputy Keeper of the Public Records.

London: printed for Her Majesty's Stationery Office, 1889. Volume 50 (hardback). 8vo (24cm by 15cm), xvi, 268pp. Recent stout library binding of blue cloth, gilt titling to the spine. Small library stamp to the title page, some tanning of the pages. Overall, this copy is in good to very good condition.

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Book number: 47764

Catalogue: 3